Brooklyn, NY----Needing only two kills to reach 1,000 for her career, senior outside hitter, Ashley Fung, reached the milestone on the second point of the second set as the Brooklyn College women's volleyball team went on to sweep New Jersey City, 3-0 (25-18, 26-24, 25-10) on Thursday at the West Quad Center.  Fung becomes the first player in program history to put away 1,000 kills for their career.   Brooklyn improves to 10-11 overall with the non-conference victory while the Gothic Knights drop to 2-18.
 
Next Up:

• The Bulldogs will look to keep it rolling at home on Tuesday against York College in their CUNYAC finale.  Opening serve is set for 6pm. 

How It Happened

• Fung came out on fire, helping the Bulldogs to a 7-1 lead to start the match with a kill and three service aces.  The visitors would come back and hang around, cutting the BC lead to 18-17 before Brooklyn pulled away with a five-score rally sparked by a kill put away by junior outside hitter, Aleah Rafat. 
• After reaching 1,000 kills, Fung surpassed the feat, giving Brooklyn a 5-0 lead to start the second set.  However, NJCU battled back and eventually grabbed a 23-22 lead down the stretch.  Brooklyn regained the advantage with back-to-back scores including a Rafat kill.  With the score tied 24-24, BC took a 2-0 lead in the match thanks to consecutive kills hammered away by Fung. 
• Already leading 12-7, Brooklyn ran away with the third set and match thanks to an 11-0 run. 

 
For the Bulldogs

• It was Fung's night all around as she finished with a match-high 8 kills, 4 service aces, and 11 digs. 
• First-year middle, Olivia Fan, was dominant at the net, finishing with a match-high 6 solo blocks while putting away 4 kills.